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IIST Convocation on 17th December
The 10th convocation of Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology , Valiyamala, Thiruvananthapuram will be held on 17th December 2022 .The event will be held at 10 AM at Pearl Jubilee Auditorium, LPSC,Valiyamala, Thiruvananthapuram. Chancellor Dr. BN Suresh will preside over the function. Dr. G Madhavan Nair, Former Chairman ISRO & Former Secretary Department of Space will grace the occasion as Chief Guest and will deliver the convocation address. Shri. S Somanath, Chairman ISRO, President IIST Governing Body will also address the gathering. Dr. V Narayanan, Director LPSC will be the Guest of Honour. The report on IIST activities shall be presented by Dr. S Unnikrishnan Nair, Director, and Chairman, Board of Management, IIST.
A total of 271 students will be awarded degrees. 112 students will be awarded B.Tech degrees, 104 students will be awarded M.Tech degrees and 35 students will be awarded PhD degrees.Gold medals will be awarded to the first rank winners in UG and PG programs. The Certificate of Excellence Award and Cash Prize will be presented to the students who have excelled in academic, curriculum and extra-curricular activities.
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G20 Education Working Group’s  meeting to be held from February 1st & 2nd in Chennai
Seminar on ‘Role of Digital Technology in Education’ on 31st January 2023
Key participants in the exhibition, ‘Naan Mudalvan’ ‘Nama Palli’ from Tamilnadu State Government Education Department
The G20 Education Working Group’s  meeting isto be held on February 1st & 2nd in Chennai. Preceding the meeting, a seminar on ‘Role of Digital Technology in Education’ will be organized at Research Park, IIT Madras, Chennai.
The G20 Education Working Group’s will focus on: ensuring Foundational Literacy and Numeracy especially in context of blended learning, making Tech-enabled learning more inclusive, qualitative and collaborative at every level, building Capacities, promoting Life-long Learning in the context of Future of Work, strengthening Research, promoting Innovation through richer collaboration and partnerships.
It has been organised to build a resilient and inclusive education & skilling ecosystem and realize the creative potential of each learner which is further elucidated in the National Education Policy, 2020. The G20 will provide an opportunity to share what India has achieved in the education sector on a global platform. Also a chance to learn and highlight the best practices from around the world.
As many as 13 G20 member and guest countries including international organizations will be participating in the seminar to be organised in Research Park IIT, Chennai. The seminar is divided in 3 sessions in the form of a panel discussion: Providing accessible and equitable education for K-12 learners, Enabling high-quality learning opportunities at scale, Emerging technologies to provide skill education and training.
The key participants in the exhibition are from Tamilnadu , India Swayam – Samarth – Diksha – Other Govt Initiatives, Start Up India Education for Physically challenged – Dyslexia & Bipolar Disorder. Saudi Arabia, UAE, UNICEF, France, China, Netherlands etc.,
Further delegates would be taken on an excursion trip on 1st February 2023 to Shore Temple and Five Chariots, Mahabalipuram.
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Ministry of Culture
The Government has de-classified all records relating to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and Azad Hind Fauj: Shri Prahlad Singh Patel
The Government has de-classified all records relating to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and Azad Hind Fauj and placed them in the National Archives of India.
The details of de-classified records relating to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose are as below:
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Ministry/Office
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i
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Prime Minister’s Office
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58
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ii
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Ministry of Home Affairs
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37
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iii
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Ministry of External Affairs
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200
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iv
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Cabinet Secretariat
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09
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Accordingly, a total of 304 declassified records/files have been transferred to National Archives of India by above mentioned Ministries/Offices for permanent retention. Out of 304 files, 303 files are already uploaded on the Netaji web portal i.e. www.netajipapers.gov.in
The National Archives of India is the custodian of declassified files/records of the Government of India. In addition, in 1997 the National Archives of India had received 990 declassified files pertaining to the Indian National Army  from the Ministry of Defence, and in 2012, 1030 files/ items pertaining to the Khosla Commission  and Justice Mukherjee Commission of Inquiry  from the Ministry of Home Affairs. All these files/ items are already open to the public under the Public Records Rules, 1997.
This information was given by the Minister of State  of Culture and Tourism, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM congratulates Surat for Guinness world record
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated Surat for a Guinness world record for the largest gathering of people for a yoga session in one place.
Responding to the tweet of MoS Home in Gujarat, Shri Harsh Sanghavi, the Prime Minister tweeted;
“Congratulations Surat! A remarkable feat.”
Ministry of Finance
Auction for Sale  of  ‘7.38 GS 2027’,  ‘GoI Floating Rate Bond 2028’,  ‘7.54% GS 2036’  ‘6.99% GS 2051’
The Government of India  has announced the Sale  of  “7.38% Government Security, 2027” for a notified amount of Rs 9,000 crore  through price based auction using uniform price method;  ‘‘GoI Floating Rate Bonds, 2028” for a notified amount of Rs 4,000 crore  through price based auction using uniform price method;  “7.54% Government Security 2036” for a notified amount of Rs 11,000 crore  through price based auction using uniform price method and  “6.99% Government Security 2051” for a notified amount of Rs 8,000 crore  through price based auction using multiple price method. GoI will have the option to retain additional subscription up to Rs 2,000 crore against each security mentioned above. The auctions will be conducted by the Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai Office, Fort, Mumbai on July 29, 2022 .
Up to 5% of the notified amount of the sale of the Securities will be allotted to eligible individuals and institutions as per the Scheme for Non-Competitive Bidding Facility in the Auction of Government Securities.
Both competitive and non-competitive bids for the auction should be submitted in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution  system on July 29, 2022. The non-competitive bids should be submitted between 10.30 a.m. and 11.00 a.m.and the competitive bids should be submitted between 10.30 a.m. and 11.30 a.m.
The result of the auctions will be announced on July 29, 2022  and payment by successful bidders will be on August 01, 2022 .
The Securities will be eligible for “When Issued” trading in accordance with the guidelines on ‘When Issued transactions in Central Government Securities’ issued by the Reserve Bank of India vide circular No. RBI/2018-19/25 dated July 24, 2018 as amended from time to time.
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Prime Minister participates in India-Denmark Business Forum in Copenhagen
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi jointly participated with Prime Minister of Denmark, H.E. Ms. Mette Frederiksen, and H.R.H. Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, in the India- Denmark Business Forum at the Confederation of Danish Industry.
Prime Minister emphasized the complemetary skillsets of the two economies and invited Danish companies to take advantage of India's enormous opportunities in areas like green technologies, cold chains, waste to wealth, shipping and ports, among others. He highlighted the business friendly approach of India and exhorted business communities of both sides to explore collaboration opportunities.
Prime Minister Frederiksen highlighted the role of the business communities in forming a bridge between the two countries.
The event saw participation of businesess from both countries in areas like:
- Green Technology, Innovation and Digitization
- Energy Independence and Renewable Energy
- Water, Environment and Agriculture
- Infrastructure, Transportation & Services
The following Business Leaders participated in the Business Forum:
Indian Business Delegation:
- Mr Sanjiv Bajaj, Chairman and MD, Bajaj Finserv Limited
- Mr Baba N Kalyani, Chairman & MD, Bharat Forge
- Mr Mahendra Singhi, MD & CEO, Dalmia Cement  Limited
- Mr Rizwan Soomar, CEO & MD, Hindustan Ports Private Limited
- Mr. Darshan Hiranandani, Chairman, Hiranandani Group
- Mr Puneet Chhatwal, MD and CEO, Indian Hotels Company Ltd
- Mr. Deepak Bagla, CEO & MD, Invest India
- Mr. Ritesh Aggarwal, Founder & CEO, OYO Rooms
- Mr Salil Singhal, Chairman Emeritus, PI Industries Limited
- Mr. Sumant Sinha, Chairman and MD, Renew Power
- Mr Dinesh Khara, Chairman, State Bank of India
- Mr C P Gurnani, MD & CEO, Tech Mahindra Limited
- Mr. Tulsi Tanti, Suzlon Energy Ltd.
Danish Business Delegation:
- Niels Aage Kjær, Owner, AVK
- Peter Pallishøj, CEO, Baettr
- Cees ´t Hart, CEO, Carlsberg
- Jakob Baruël Poulsen, Managing Partner, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
- Jukka Pertola, Chairman, COWI & Siemens Wind Power
- Jørgen Mads Clausen, Owner, Danfoss
- Thomas Plenborg, Chairman, DSV
- Kim Vejlby Hansen, CEO, FOSS
- Jens Moberg, Chairman, Grundfos
- Roeland Baan, CEO, Haldor Topsøe
- Lars Petersson, CEO, Hempel
- Niels Smedegaard, Chairman, ISS
- Olivier Fontan, CEO, L M Wind Power Blades
- Jens-Peter Saul, CEO, Ramboll
- Jens Birgersson, CEO, Rockwool
- Mads Nipper, CEO, Ørsted
Finance Commission
Finance Commission presents copy of its report to the Prime Minister
The Chairman and Members of the 15th Finance Commission today presented a copy of the Commssion’s report for the period 2021-22 to 2025-26, to the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. The Commission had submitted its report to the President of India on 4 November 2020.
Chairman Shri N K Singh along with Members of the Commission, Shri Ajay Narayan Jha, Prof. Anoop Singh, Dr. Ashok Lahiri and Dr. Ramesh Chand along with Secretary to the Commission Shri Arvind Mehta were present at the presentation.
The Commission will present its Report to the Union Finance Minister tomorrow.
The Report will be placed on the Table of the House along with Explanatory Memorandum by way of ATR as prescribed under the Constitution.
Ministry of Finance
Central Bureau of Narcotics  busts Drug syndicate in Delhi
Preventive and Intelligence cell, Central Bureau of Narcotics , New Delhi achieved a major breakthrough in busting pan-Delhi level drug syndicate involved in supply of various types of narcotics, psychotropic and synthetic drugs for high profile parties.
Acting upon the specific information, joint preventive team of Central Bureau of Narcotics  Delhi and Gwalior, on 27th Feb 2023, nabbed two foreign nationals supplying commercial quantities of synthetic drugs MDMA and cocaine concealed in their undergarments. They were asked about the premise from where they picked up these drugs. As a follow up action, search was carried out at three suspected addresses in Suman Chowk, Chattarpur, Delhi, as mentioned by them wherein suspected narcotics drugs were again recovered.
A total of 35 grams of MDMA, 6 grams of MD pills , 12.5 grams of cocaine and 386 grams of suspected drug/psychotropic powder were recovered and seized under the relevant provisions of NDPS Act, 1985. As per NDPS Act 1985, 10 grams of MDMA/Ecstasy is considered as "Commercial quantity". Three Scooties used for supplying drugs were also seized. Weighing machines and packing materials et.al were recovered and seized under the provisions of NDPS Act, 1985.
A total of two foreign nationals  have been arrested under relevant provisions of NDPS Act, 1985. Embassies of Nigeria and Côte d'Ivoire have been informed through proper channel accordingly.
Further investigation is in progress.
President's Secretariat
Rashtrapati Bhavan invites Applications for Visitor’s Awards 2021 from Faculty Members and Students of Central Universities
Rashtrapati Bhavan invites online applications from faculty members and students of Central Universities for Visitor’s Awards 2021 in categories: 1. Visitor’s Award for Innovation; 2. Visitor’s Award for Research in  Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences,  Physical Sciences and  Biological Sciences; and 3. Visitor’s Award for Technology Development.
Applicants can apply by visiting website www.presidentofindia.nic.in and clicking on the link ‘7th Visitor’s Award, 2021’. The last date for submitting the application is October 31, 2021. More details can be seen at https://rb.nic.in/visitorawards.
The Visitor’s Awards were instituted in 2014 with the aim to promote healthy competition amongst Central Universities and motivate them to adopt best practices from around the world in pursuit of excellence.
The President of India, in his capacity as the Visitor of Central Universities, presents the Awards.
Cabinet
Cabinet approves Revision in guidelines for providing Direct to Home  Services in India
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the proposal for revision of the guidelines for obtaining license for providing Direct-To-Home  broadcasting service in India. The salient features of the decision are:
- License for the DTH will be issued for a period of 20 years in place of present 10 years. Further the period of License may be renewed by 10 years at a time.
- License fee has been revised from 10% of GR to 8% of AGR. AGR will be calculated by deduction of GST from GR.
- License Fee will be collected on quarterly basis in lieu of presently annualbasis.
- DTH operators shall be permitted to operate .to a maximum of 5% of its total channel carrying capacity as permitted platform channels. A one-time non-refundable registration fee of Rs.10,000 per PS channel shall be charged from a DTH operator.
- Sharing of Infrastructure between DTH operators. DTH operators, willing to share DTH platform and transport stream of TV channels, on voluntary basis, will be allowed. Distributors of TV channels will be permitted to share the common hardware for their Subscriber Management System  and Conditional Access System  applications.
- The cap of 49% FDl in the existing DTH guidelines will be aligned with the extant Government  policy on FDl as amended from time to time.
- vii. The decision will come into effect as per revised DTH guidelines are issued bythe Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
The proposed reduction is intended to align the license fee regime applicable to Telecom sector and will be prospectively applied. The difference may also enable DTH service providers to invest for more coverage leading to increased operations and higher growth and thereby enhanced and regular payment of License Fee by them. Registration fee for Platform Services is likely to bring a revenue of approximately Rs. 12 Lakhs. Sharing of infrastructure by the DTH operators may bring in more efficient use of scarce satellite resources and reduce the costs borne by the consumers. Adoption of the extant FDI policy will bring in more foreign investment into the country.
The DTH is operable on pan-India basis. DTH sector is a highly employment intensive sector. It directly employs DTH operators as well as those in the call centres besides indirectly employing a sizeable number of installers at the grass-root level. The amended DTH guidelines, with longer license period and clarity on renewals, relaxed FDI limits, etc., will ensure fair degree of stability and new investments in the DTH sector along with employment opportunities.
AYUSH
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Equatorial Guinea for Cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine
The Union Cabinet Chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval to the Memorandum of Understanding  between India and Equatorial Guinea for Cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine. The MoU was signed on 8th April, 2018.
The MoU will enhance bilateral cooperation between the two countries in the areas of Traditional Systems of Medicine.
The financial resources necessary to conduct research, training courses, conferences/ meetings and deputations of experts will be met from the existing allocated budget and existing plan schemes of Ministry of AYUSH.
Background:
The Traditional Systems of Medicine in India are well organized, codified and well documented comprised of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa Rigpa and Homoeopathy. These systems hold tremendous potential in the global health scenario. The Ministry of AYUSH having the mandate to promote, propagate and globalize these Traditional Systems has taken effective steps by entering into MoU with Malaysia,Trinidad & Tobago, Hungry, Bangladesh, Nepal, Mauritius, Mongolia, Iran and Sao Tome & Principe for cooperation in the field of Traditional Medicine.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Cabinet approves extension of applicability of New Investment Policy-2012 for three units of Hindustan Urvarak and Rasayan Limited
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given approval for the proposal of the Department of Fertilizers for extension of applicability of New Investment Policy -2012 for the three units of Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Limited  viz. Gorakhpur, Sindri and Barauni.
HURL, incorporated on 15th June, 2016 is a Joint Venture Company by Coal India Limited , NTPC Limited  and Indian Oil Corporation . HURL is reviving the erstwhile Gorakhpur and Sindri Units of FCIL and Barauni Unit of GFCL by setting up new gas based Urea Plants with the installed capacity of 12.7 Lakh Metric Ton Per Annum each . The cost of three HURL Urea projects is Rs. 25.120 crore. GAIL is supplying Natural Gas to these three units of HURL.
The state-of-the-art based HURL Plants are a part of the initiative taken by the Government to revive the closed urea units of SCIL/HFCL in order to achieve self-sufficiency in urea sector. The commissioning of the three units will add 38.1 LMTPA indigenous urea production in the country and help to realize the vision of the Hon’ble Prime Minister to make India ‘Atmanirbhar’  in the urea production. The Project will not only improve the availability of fertilizer to farmers but will also give a boost to the economy in the region including development of infrastructure like roads, railways, ancillary industry etc. besides ensuring food security to the nation.
All three HURL units have various unique features like state of the art blast proof control room equipped with DCS , ESD  and environment Monitoring Systems. There is no offsite waste water disposal in these plants. The systems are operated by the highly motivated, dedicated, well trained Operators. HURL-Gorakhpur unit has India’s first Air Operated Bulled Proof Rubber Dam of 65 mtrs length and 2 mtrs height.
These three facilities integrate the world’s best technologies aiming to meet the demand for urea in Seven States of India, namely Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal and Odisha.
Prime Minister's Office
PM lauds defence exports reaching all time high
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has applauded the fact that India’s defence exports have reached an all-time high of Rs 15, 920 crore in FY 2022-2023.
The Prime Minister tweeted in reply to the announcement by the Raksha Mantri, Shri Rajnath Singh:
"Excellent! A clear manifestation of India’s talent and the enthusiasm towards ‘Make in India.’ It also shows the reforms in this sector over the last few years are delivering good results. Our Government will keep supporting efforts to make India a defence production hub."
Ministry of Science & Technology
India’s first CRISPR Covid-19 test, developed by the Tata Group and CSIR-IGIB, approved for use in India
The Tata CRISPR  test, powered by CSIR-IGIB FELUDA, received regulatory approvals today from the Drug Controller General of India  for commercial launch, as per ICMR guidelines, meeting high quality benchmarks with 96% sensitivity and 98% specificity for detecting the novel coronavirus. This test uses an indigenously developed, cutting-edge CRISPR technology for detection of the genomic sequence of SARS-CoV-2 virus.CRISPR is a genome editing technology to diagnosing diseases.
The Tata CRISPR test is the world’s first diagnostic test to deploy a speciallyadapted Cas9 protein to successfully detect the virus causing Covid-19. This marks a significant achievement for the Indian scientific community, moving from R&D to a high-accuracy, scalable and reliable test in less than 100 days. The Tata CRISPR test achieves accuracy levels oftraditional RT-PCR tests, with quicker turnaround time, less expensive equipment, and better ease of use. Moreover, CRISPR is a futuristic technology that can also be configured for detection of multiple other pathogens in the future.
The effort is the result of a fruitful collaboration between the scientific community and industry. The Tata Group has worked closely with CSIR-IGIB and ICMR to create a high-quality test that will help the nation ramp up Covid-19 testing quickly and economically, with a ‘Made in India’ product that is safe, reliable, affordable, and accessible.
Commenting on the development, Girish Krishnamurthy, CEO, TATA Medical and Diagnostics Ltd, said, “The approval for the Tata CRISPR test for COVID-19 will give a boost to the country’s efforts in fighting the global pandemic. The commercialization of the Tata CRISPR test reflects the tremendous R&D talent in the country, which can collaborate to transform India’s contributions to the global healthcare and scientific research world.”
Dr Shekhar C Mande, DG-CSIR complimented the CSIR-IGIB team of scientists and students, TATA Sons and DCGI for the exemplary work and collaboration carried out during the current pandemic leading to the approval of the novel diagnostic kit and paving the path for further innovations towards making India self-reliant.
Dr Anurag Agrawal, Director CSIR-IGIB expressed delight that work started by CSIR under the sickle cell mission for genome diagnostics and therapeutics led to new knowledge that could be harnessed to quickly develop new diagnostic test for SARS-CoV-2. He emphasized that this shows the interconnectedness of scientific knowledge and technology and the innovation of the young research team led by Dr Debojyoti Chakraborty and Dr SouvikMaiti.
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Ministry of Finance
Allocation for SCs And STs increased
Presenting the General Budget 2018-19 in Parliament here today, the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Shri Arun Jaitely said that the total earmarked allocation for SCs in 279 programmes has been increased from Rs.34,334 crore in 2016-17 to Rs.52,719 crore in RE 2017-18. Likewise, for STs, earmarked allocation has been increased from Rs.21,811 crore in 2016-17 to Rs.32,508 crore in RE 2017-18 in 305 programmes. The Finance Minister said that earmarked allocation has been further increased to Rs.56,619 crore for SCs and Rs.39,135 crore for STs in BE 2018-19.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi speaks on telephone with His Excellency Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi spoke on telephone today with His Excellency Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation.
In their conversation, the two leaders followed up on some of the issues discussed during the recent visit to India by H.E. President Putin. The exchange today helped firm up the future course of action on these issues, including opportunities for furthering defence cooperation, cooperation in supply of fertilizers, enhancement of India's engagement with the Russian Far East. The conversation also allowed an exchange of views on international issues.
The leaders agreed to remain in regular touch on all aspects covered under the India-Russia Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership, and to continuously strive to further deepen bilateral cooperation as well as consultation and coordination in multilateral fora.